girlfriend

Example Sentences

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Robin Wright is nominated for best actress in a limited series for The Girlfriend.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

She debuted as a featured player in 2017 and became known for playing original characters that were frequent Weekend Update guests, like Angel, Every Boxer’s Girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

The way Brandy Monk-Payton, an associate professor at Fordham University who specializes in race and representation in film and television describes the Disposable Black Girlfriend trope is similar to the former Black Best Friend trope.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2023

Girlfriend a few feet away in a parked car.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

If you were Boyfriend and Girlfriend, you did not visit each other's homes; you registered for after-school lessons, for French Club, for anything that could mean seeing each other outside school.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie